The weekly food spending was $170.02. $130.37 in reg. grocery spending and $39.65 at Rite-Aid.

Ugh.

While I got some really good deals and accomplished a savings rate of between 45.55% and 56% at the grocery store, it's still a big chunk of money spent.

I spent the $50 on needs as planned and then I did some stock-ups/rock bottom prices on yogurt, spaghetti sauce, chicken, steak, salmon, taco shells, whack biscuits, dehydrated potatoes, pizza rolls for the teen and I bought 4 boxes of cereal.

I had to laugh at myself buying cereal again. Besides the casual box or two of cereal I got for free or almost free in my Rite-aid scenarios over the last few years, I haven't 'on purpose' bought cold cereal since the Fall of 2009.

That Summer and Fall I took advantage of a couple of amazing Sales Promotion by Acme markets. Here's a couple of photos of some of what I got back then....

Let me also mention it was the last time I bought a nasty Pop-Tart....lol

One of those hauls included 19 boxes of cereal, the other one included 45 boxes. Of course 27 of those boxes ended up going HERE, but I digress.

The point is, I haven't gone out of my way to buy cereal for us until last week, when I bought 4 boxes. When it was here in such large quantities the kids ignored it and had to be threatened with bodily harm to get them to eat it. Bring 4 boxes into a "cereal barren landscape" and they are fighting over who gets it first! I guess it's basic economic theory--the scarcity of a product imbues it with magical powers and the marketplace will set it's value.

Go figure......

I've spent $249.92 of my $400 monthly food budget so far this month.

I am going into the new week with these leftovers......a tiny bit of taco meat, which I will add to the new filling for the Enchiladas.

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This week's menu.....

Sunday--Burgers on Rolls, Corn

Monday--Stuffed Shells, Green Beans

Tuesday--Beef Enchiladas, leftover Corn

Wednesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad

Thursday--Pork Chops, Potatoes, Beets

Friday--Leftovers-only 2 home

Saturday--Leftovers

What I need to buy this week to serve this menu?.....Ground Beef, Salad Greens.

5 comments:

WOW--what a haul. The cereal would be gone quickly in my house--Cheerios and Golden Grahams are Kevin's favorite---and he eats them in "Jethro" bowls!!! Love your menus. I so need to start doing that again--I save time and money then!! Thanks for the anniversary wishes--some times it feels like a long time and some times it feels like it was just yesterday!!! Hope y'all have a great week. Take care.

Holy cereal haul! :-) I'm making chicken & broccoli fettuccine tonight, leftovers tomorrow, & maybe a chili mac casserole for Wednesday. I'll be out of town the rest of the week. Yeah for a short cooking week!

I was buying cereal on great sales, getting four boxes of Cheerios and a gallon of milk for $8.19 by using coupons and other means on top of sales and deals. Over three weeks, I accumulated a dozen boxes. Therefore, I wanted no cereal. I gave away a couple of boxes. When the last box ran out, I was pacing the house, hoping I had stashed a box somewhere.

Wednesday, I am baking lots of chicken-four breasts and two leg/thigh portions. I have a chicken casserole planned.

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